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6:36 AM, Dec 31, 2017

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 01: Over 5 minutes of fireworks from the Sky Tower welcome in the new year during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 1, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand is one of the first major cities in the world to ring in the New Year. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)

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Get out of your East Coast mentality, America. Not everyone starts their New Year when you do.

When it's 5 a.m. ET on December 31, people in Samoa have already shot off their fireworks.